It’s a fight that could change the political landscape of Jacksonville. Redrawing the boundary lines of city council and school board members.
“We are defending democracy here,” said Dr. Marcella Washington. “And we’re saying to the members of the city council, look at where we are, and look where we need to go.”
Earlier this month, a federal judge agreed with groups like the ACLU, the NAACP and the Northside Coalition that the maps the city drew were illegal. The groups that launched the legal battle said they don’t want the Black community crammed into four of the city’s council districts. They want the districts to represent the real Jacksonville and that’s what they say their maps will show.
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